Trap.



H. V. TREMBLE..

TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14| |917.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

lITN ESSES MTYORNEY place in the length of the trigger 19 a lug 2l isformed, the said lug being provided by bending the arm upon itself, asshoivn, and' livardly, the catch Will be moved from engagement behindthe .vire constituting the loop l5, and the spring coil 18 Will then betree to swing the door 8 to closed position.

ln operation, Vthe trap is set by moving the door 8 outwardly, it beingunderstood that the coil 2O will force the trigger 1i) toward the centerof the casing, whereby the said stop 21 will snap over the loop wire 15.The trap may be bai ted by deposit ing bait bevond the lree end oi? thetrigger, and as an animal enters the trap and attempts to reach thebait, the engagement of his body with the trigger will .torce thelatten.' upwardly, whereupon the lug 21 will be disengaged from the Wireloop 15. Instantly the coil 18 operates to swing the door to closedposition, .and the door is held tightly locked in closed position by thesnap-catch 11. As has been before stated, the casing and the doortherefor are so constructed that when the said door is closed, thecasing will be air tight, and the animal confined therein willsuilocate.

From the foregoing it is obvious thatl l have provided a trap which isof extremely simple and inexpensive construction, and which `vill provethoroughly practical in carrying out the ends for Which it is designed..in using a trap oi:l this character.l the hide or pelt ot the animalcaptured will not be broken or injured, nor Will the bodv orliinbs ofthe animal be crushed. The trap is designed primarily tor the purpose ofcatching rats, mice and the like, but it is obvious that b v vaifvingthe size and the strength of the materials, the trapv may be employed incatching larger animals;

"While the present disclosure is that of what is believed to be thepreferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto, but tha various changes in the minordetails oit construction, proportion,

and arrangement of parts may be resorted to if desired, Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appendedclaims.

Vilhat is claimed is:

l. In a trap, a shell havingan open end, a door for said end, a frameformed ot spring` Wire in said shell, the said frame being bent toprovide a spring arm, the said arm being secured to saidA door andtending normally to close the same, the free end of said frame beyondsaid arm extending` in- Wardly from said door, and means on said end iorholding` said door open against the tension of said arm.

2. In a trap a casing, a door hinged to one end of said casing, a framecomprising a spring Wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a springarm, the said arm being secured to said door and 'tending normally toclose the sa me, one end of said Wire being secured in said casing, aloop in slaid wire end, the other end ot said n/*ire being free andextending into said easing and through said loop, and a lug on said:tree end adapt'- od to-engage in said loop.

8. ln a trap, a casing, a door hinged to one end of said casing, a trameformed ol a single strand of spring Wire bent midway its ends andforming an arm, one ot the ends ot said strand being secured in saidcasing and the other end being tree in said casing, a coil in saidWire'adjacent said arm,y portion, the said arm being secured to saiddoor and the said coil tending to hold said arm in door-closingposition, a second coil in said lstrand forcing saidtree end toward thecenter otsaid casing, a loop in the fixed length of said strand, thesaid loop inclosingl said free end, and a lug on the said free endadapted to engage Within said loop.

Ll. In a trap, a easing, a door hinged at one end of said casing, aspring vvire secured at one end in said casing, the opposite end ot saidwire being free and provided with a trigger, an arm formed intermediatethe `ends of said wire and tending normally7 to hold said door in closedposition, and means for releasably holding said trigger end with saiddoor open.

ln testimony whereof l ailix my signature in presence et tivo Witnesses.

HARRY V. TREE/[ABLE llitnesses G. lV. KAUFMAN, R. PARKER Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

